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<p>I haven't done this--and my engine is elsewhere so I'm working
from feeble memory--but I THINK this'll work, if the distributor
has been installed correctly:</p>
<p>1) turn the engine to TDC on the #1 cylinder, using whatever
method you prefer<br>
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<p>2) put the rotor on the distributor cam, it should point to about
2 o'clock IIRC</p>
<p>3) find the #1 secondary lead terminal on the inside of the
distributor and make a mark corresponding to its location on the
outside of the cap (firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4; #1 is the 'first'
terminal on the 'bottom' level again, IIRC)<br>
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<p>4) put the cap on the distributor and turn the distributor body
so that your mark for the #1 cylinder is approximately over the
center of the rotor tip (again, about 2 o'clock), plus turn the
distributor a few degrees clockwise<br>
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<p>This should get the timing close enough for the engine to fire,
then use an advance meter, or trial-and-error, to fine tune the
timing.</p>
<p>This is just a SWAG, but I think it'll work. Anybody see an
issue please chime in.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/10/2017 11:21 PM, Simon Lachlan
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re talking about an Ignitor ie NOT an
Ignitor II. In a positive earth BJ8.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The timing may be all to hell. I’m in the
UK; the car’s in Paris.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s say that the clamp bolts “may somehow
have got loosened” during the initially successful swap from
points to Ignitor the other day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Yes, it’s an old Ignitor but it was NOS,
boxed and unused, in the boot when the car was delivered.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, I’ve been looking at my accumulated
notes on Static Timing etc with a view that we may have to go
down that track, if it proves that we have air, fuel and spark
but not necessarily in the right order!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve accumulated a lot of info over the
years which is primarily a Good Thing, but sometimes I find
conflicting information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For example, one source says that the
Ignitor II cannot be static timed. Another source implies that
all EI’s, including Ignitor IIs, can be timed by putting a
multimeter across the coil’s primary connections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Another one
says:- “<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">To
begin the timing exercise you must statically time the
engine at around <b>10</b> degrees BTDC. With the engine at
<b>10</b> degrees BTDC on the firing stroke align the
distributor so that the points are just about to open or in
the case of an electronic distributor <b><i><u>so that the
stator and rotor tips are just aligning</u></i></b>.
Lock the distributor enough to stop it moving. Ensure that
the vacuum advance retard is disconnected and the tube
plugged. Start the engine and let it idle, adjust the timing
with the engine running to <b>10</b> degrees BTDC and lock
the distributor.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">(Ignore
the 10° advice.) With reference to an Ignitor…..does this
apply? And what is the “stator”? I can “assume” that it’s
the little curved black box of tricks? Does this or could
this apply to the Pertronix? Seems a bit inaccurate……one
would have assume that the critical alignment point in the
“stator” was prec.isely in the centre of the inside of the
curve??..... I suppose one could try the voltmeter across
the coil method and see where the rotor was in relation to
the “stator”?? Any thoughts??? (A lot of “assumes” in the
last paragraph)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">Has
anyone any tips on static timing an Ignitor? I’ve timed
them, but never had to go back to Stage One ie I’ve used a
timing light and made adjustments to a running engine rather
than go back to basics where the timing is completely out
and the engine won’t fire at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">Any
help would be much appreciated and doubly so in Paris!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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